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Recent Examples of slugger
The slugger was slashing .197/.331/.393 through his first 33 games, tallying only six homers before scorching earth en route to a historic year.
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James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
The right-handed slugger boasts an even 1.000 OPS with three homers — all against right-handed pitchers — and three doubles.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
After a weekend in which he was getting blown away by every fastball thrown his way, the beleaguered Red Sox slugger turned in probably his best at-bat of the season his first time up against Baltimore Orioles starter Cade Povich.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
The slugger was part of the Kyle Tucker trade during the offseason.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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James O'Connell, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2025
The right-handed slugger boasts an even 1.000 OPS with three homers — all against right-handed pitchers — and three doubles.
—Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Apr. 2025
After a weekend in which he was getting blown away by every fastball thrown his way, the beleaguered Red Sox slugger turned in probably his best at-bat of the season his first time up against Baltimore Orioles starter Cade Povich.
—Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 Mar. 2025
The slugger was part of the Kyle Tucker trade during the offseason.
—Sam Gillette, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for slugger
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Paris is the coy Daris (Arya Grace Gaston), and the doomed hero Achilles has become the grim-faced Trojan running back Keeley (Erin Treadway, in boxer braids and golden work boots), who refuses to take the field after Johnny utters a fatal insult.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2025
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The boxer looked thrilled to walk the carpet with his future wife, giving Leerdam affectionate kisses and showing some PDA on the carpet.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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Eriksen can be a skilled on-ball creator but is more poet than pugilist when competing for loose balls.—
Carl Anka,
The Athletic,
17 Mar. 2025
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The 6-1 fighter is not your typical young pugilist.—
Tony Paige,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
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In the next scene, the boy is no longer dressed like a prizefighter, but in street clothes with a teddy bear sticking out of his backpack, embracing his parents.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
People.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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Buffalo this year was the prizefighter dropping his gloves, sticking out his chin and daring any of three opponents to land a haymaker.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
7 Jan. 2025
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Don’t be a palooka, start Nacua.—
Bill Reinhard,
New York Daily News,
12 Dec. 2024
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One year after the Academy bafflingly ignored his work in Sideways, Giamatti finally scored his first Oscar nomination for his purely entertaining performance as boxing manager Joe Gould in Ron Howard’s proudly old-fashioned Depression-era palooka drama.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
10 Mar. 2024
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Our adversarial system needs its legal gladiators on both sides of the political aisle to challenge government overreach and fight for their clients without fear of retribution.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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As revealed in the teaser trailer below, the show features dinosaur gladiators, space battles, and household appliances coming to life.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Dolly the pug lives in the United Kindom with her owner, Tracy, and has now amassed a large fanbase as Tracy shared a video of her to account @tracyntina.—
Rachael O'Connor,
Newsweek,
18 Mar. 2025
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Heather Frost shared footage of her pug Gus's reaction to meeting her son in a video posted to her TikTok account heather.frosty.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Slugger.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slugger. Accessed 17 Apr. 2025.
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